the firehouses closed because a tax measure was not passed and property tax revenues are down. contra costa county now has 220 firefighters?.that is well below the 600 they?d like to have. they say these closure will affect response times to emergency?s. >> whether or not it is going to be a 22nd second delay or 1.5 minutes, it is going to impact on response time. >> they are going to talk about other emergency crews, such as ambulances. and the fact that nobody lost their jobs. if there is a good portion of this story. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. four stations close today in contra costa county. in martinez - station 12 on shell avenue. in lafayette - station 16 on los arabis avenue. walnut creek loses station 4 on hawthorne drive. and in clayton, station 11 on center avenue. new information. reveals thand clayton, station no. 11. and if you look at this map you can see the widespread. >> pam: new information about tanker pilot who hit a tower on the bay bridge last week, switched course as he was approaching the bridge. the damage to the base of the tower on the bridge suffered